Ireland, Ireland, Together Standing Tall
Irish eyes were smiling with the English in despair
And the sounds around the Aviva was ringing in the air
Shoulder to shoulder we’ll answer Irelands call
And it was with true Irish courage that they made the English fall
With Saxton as our leader kicking penalties galore
And the tackles by his teammates leaving opponents bodies sore
And the supporters dressed in green singing the Fields of Athenry
And the cheering and the chanting that echoed off the sky
As Robbie Henshaw scored the try that brought the English to their knees
And even though they rallied we stood our ground with ease
It was Connor Murray’s box-kick that sent Henshaw on his way
To win the try to humiliate the opposition on the day
Joe Schmidt Irelands coach should be proud of all the team
As they fought like true warriors to present his ideal dream
And hopefully they’ll cement their names by their historic glories
And in the years to follow they’ll be part of folklore stories
But let’s applaud them for beating our adversary thought to be best
And for doing it with a lot of style filled with courage strength and zest
As they united all of Ireland and left us feeling proud
Singing Irelands Call together and in one voice we sang aloud
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May we wish Jamie Heaslip and all those who incurred any injuries a speedy recovery.
Many Thanks, to the coach Joe Schmidt and all his backroom staff and to all the team.
McGrath, Best, Bowe, Kearney, Murphy, Zebo, Moore, O’Brian, Toner, O’Mahony Ross, Sexton, Henshaw, O’ Connell, Payne
Long may you strike fear in your opposition and continue your winning ways.
Wakes v Ireland/Six Nation’s Clash on the 14th of March by/Tony Gorman
The leek against the shamrock
The dragon against the slayer
All warriors in an arena
A battle so tough but so fair
The supporters all dressed for the occasion
In their colours of red and of green
And that walk to the Millennium stadium
Will be a truly hypnotic scene
As the band strikes up both teams Anthem’s
And the supporters sing aloud in one voice
And a silence will follow the singing
As Wales take the kick off by choice
Two great kickers will be on show there
One in green and the other in red
Jonathan Saxon leading for Ireland
And George North doesn’t miss much it’s said
And the scrums are all pumped up with muscle
As they try to win the battles of power
Against the head which team will waver?
For they’ve practiced this hour after hour
And the line outs will gain them advantage
As the rolling maul heads towards the line
And a break and a lunge will be needed
Then the referee calls out “the try’s fine”
Then we’ll hold our breath for the conversion
As the kicker views the posts that’s ahead
And he’ll run and he’ll kick with precision
And the cheer will be for green or for red
We’ll remember the overall outcome
For both teams they will never give way
And the story will be of mistakes made
Handing glory to the winner’s that day
And our spirits will be up in the clouds
Like the garryown kicking of height
And we hope it’s the greens that prevail
To start our Patricks Day celebrations that night
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“Come on you Greens”
May the luck of the shamrock be with you as I’m sure St Patrick will be neutral on the day.
Hi Eoghan
Woops I made another mistake in the name of the poem, somehow a k got into Wales.
Hope you can correct it.
I think I need to go to specksavers.
Many thanks’
Tony
No Worries Tony!
Paul O’Connell’s Farewell 16th October 2015 by/Tony Gorman
A warrior of our battles
And glories of the past
For helping Ireland’s Rugby
O’Connell’s name will last
He stood his ground so gallantly
A gentleman of the sport
He tackled all fearlessly
And in fairness a real sort
A role model to his teammates
A true leader of his day
His pains were shelved on the field
He showed a warrior’s way
In tackles he was fearsome
In lineouts had safe hand’s
And his courage never lacking
He was loved by Irish fans
He has shown the way for others
To tread that path’s he tread
And bring Ireland hope and glory
When all is done and said
Best wishes to Paul O’Connell and may we thank you for giving us so much excitement over the years.
It broke all hearts when we heard the news, very fitting tribute. Thanks Tony